Weird Jiarong!

"What's wrong? Am I that terrifying?"

Tang Xinyi's head jerked up, her cheeks crimson. "N-No! I just—" She stumbled over her words, then promptly looked away again, mortified.

"Stop teasing her." Jiarong's voice was sharp, her glare aimed like a dagger at her brother.

Wang Xiao raised his hands, mock-innocent. "Teasing? I was just talking."

Jiarong sighed, shooting Tang Xinyi an apologetic glance. "Ignore him. He's always like this."

Tang Xinyi nodded weakly, though her blush deepened as Wang Xiao's eyes on her, thoroughly entertained.

Meanwhile, the table shifted. Chen Yueying and Zhao Feifei, the two other girls who had accompanied them today and had been sitting with them earlier, were nowhere to be seen.

Wang Jiarong frowned, trying to piece together when they'd disappeared. Then it clicked—two sharply dressed men had approached them earlier, offering dances.